Success
Canyon 5
Government/Top Secret
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Direct-GEOorbit
Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).
Wednesday, December 20, 1972 at 10:20 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,417
USAF Mission
#590
Pad Launch
#16
Location Launch
#270
Designator
1972-101
Launch Window
NET
Dec 20, 1972, 10:20 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Dec 20, 1972, 5:20 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D Specs
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
Length
36 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
155 t
Thrust
1,340 kN
LEO Capacity
1,000 kg
GEO Capacity
700 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1968
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 13d
Total Launches
12
Successful
11
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Mar 4, 1968
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68